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£250bn: the cost of giving tax breaks to North Sea oil firms
The UK government has lost over £250 billion in 13 years by giving generous tax breaks to North Sea oil companies, according to an expert report.
February 13, 2020
Michael Russell claim that ‘Scotland pays out more than it gets back’ is False
Ferret Fact Service looked at a claim from Scottish Government minister Michael Russell about how Scotland's revenue and spending.
February 12, 2020
The North Sea oil industry’s £6.8 billion plan to breach climate targets
Ten oil companies are planning to invest £6.8 billion in six major new projects in the North Sea in breach of international targets to cut climate pollution.
November 3, 2019
Climate ‘under threat’ from new fossil fuel facilities in Scotland
New fossil fuel developments planned across Scotland will lock the country into polluting the climate for decades and help “fry the planet”, campaigners are warning.
September 15, 2019
Gas leak at Mossmorran plant in Fife prompts safety probe
The UK government’s safety watchdog has launched an investigation into a prolonged leak of highly flammable gas at ExxonMobil’s petrochemical complex at Mossmorran in Fife.
June 24, 2019
Scotland’s most indebted housing associations given Brexit warning
Scotland’s most indebted housing associations have insisted they could withstand a worst-case Brexit, following a warning from the Scottish Housing Regulator.
March 11, 2019
Ineos facing prosecution over gas flaring breach at Grangemouth
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog is threatening court action against the petrochemical giant, Ineos, for failing to limit pollution from gas flaring near Grangemouth.
September 28, 2018
Police Scotland amends counter terrorism plan after fracking fracas
Police Scotland has amended its counter terrorism plan after a report by The Ferret revealed they had labelled anti-fracking protesters as "domestic extremists".
September 25, 2018
Fracking campaigners are ‘domestic extremists’, say Police Scotland
Official documents reveal that Police Scotland has been trying to infiltrate communities near the Ineos petrochemical plant at Grangemouth.
September 16, 2018